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A nIerited kebnke.

One evening during the crush hour" on the
Brooklyn bridge young woman, neatly and
tastesully dressed, succeeded by SOME strange
oversight of the men in securing u seat in one
of the cars. As the train passed tho clock on
an adjoining building sho glanced at it, and
then took out handsome gold watch, evil
IDENTIFY with tho intention Of comparing the
two time pieces. Two young men who were
standing in front of her observed the sction,
and ono OF them observed 10 the other in u
sueeriiig tone:
~ say, Fred, we must throw away our old
silver watches and buy ourselves gold ones. "
The young woman looked up with the quiet
comment:
@Young man, evidently you had u poor
bringing up, or else you have forgotten your
early training"
The youths face turned scarlet, much to
the anus lncnt and delight Of the surround
ing passengers, who had overheard these re.
marks. If ever person looked US if he
would like the floor to open and let him
through it was this would DO smart young
man.-New York Tribune
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MIR. rln-ree's Speculation.

An Augusta lumbormnn tells the following
story OF Sam Smith, one of tho best known
lumbernen i'll the Pcnobscot region forty
years ago, and who knew about ull there was
to he known of tho Maine forest. Smith
failed and was left without Il cent He dis
appeared soon after and for eight months
was not heard FROM One day lie appeared
i'll Bangor in u tllrcudhuro and ragged suit OF
clothes, with un old white INIT OH his head
and general cir of depression. There was
big land sale that day III which eleven
townships. all-hcavily wooded, We're sold by
the, state A pool had been formed by q
party Of lurg headed lumbcrmen to buy the
land for u soi,s. One of tlrni suggested that
Sam Smith br invited to join the numbcr
but tue rest laughed ut the idca OF taking
street loafcr-wlut would I've called u tramp
nowa,lays-iuto their counsels.
The bidding began, all Of the offers being
ridiculously low A smile went rounl the
company as Smith lounScd up and bid
slightly above the others. "Lct it co." said
tho pool men; che can't pay dollar" The
eleven townships wcro accordingly knocked
down to him. But Sam very SOON showed
them that ho had tho best of tho joke. From
all inside pocket of his old coat no pulled out
the S5,UUO required to DO pnid down, alld
Offered to ray more. This placed him on his
feet again. 1t afterward transpircd that
Dave Pingrrc, Of Salem, was backing him,
anu they rcalizcI over S 0N on tho luln-
Der taken OF the 250, GOO acres in those clcvcn
townships. (Mo.) Journal.
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A Surprising Improvement.

We are in position to state that The
county of Durham will shortly produce q
startling economic Improvement In tho mat
ter of fuel combustion and tho heating OF
steam boilers. Protection has been obtained
for the invention, and in the course of short
time we shall bo in Il position to lay before
our readers tho practical details In the
meantime We can only in the most general
terms foreshatlow tho nature OF the results at
tainable The cubic bulk Of fuel that will
helecforth be required for marine steam en-
sines will he reduced by 10 per cent, giving
a gain to the extent indicated by that proper
ton to tho stowage space Tor cargo i'll ocean
going steamships. The time orraisng steam
will DO diminished in nll steam boilers, station
airy OF marine, by ut least two-thirds. The
cost of fuel consumption will be reduced by
moro than one-half, and tho production Of
smoke will be absolutely anuihilatcd. Tho
process has been made tho subject of actual
experimental demonstration. Every test has
been applied The results we have given
above are tho understated consequences Of
experiments mado under circumstances tho
reverse of favorable to the invention.-Eng-
li,h Paper - . '-...---,@
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-06
An Unsuccessful Attempt.

It is $50 English, you know" but still
the attempt of the dudes to introduce the
style of wearing white cuffs and collars
with colored shirts has not been success
full. One shirt with broad scarlet bonds
and another with bright blue polka dots
have been worn on the avenue with white
collars, presumably to advertise the style;
but the repeated inquiry: HWhy don't you
get collars to match your shirt?' and the
undisguised suspicion that old white col
lars were being utilized by the wearers
proved fatal to the innovation. A style
more likely to be adopted is that displayed
by Fred Mig, who has shirt, collars, cuffs
and waistcoats of the same patterns OF
heavy linen or marseilles. This Is expen-
slye, looks cool and IL vastly becoming
New York World.
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HATS FOR THE INDIANS.
JOY Among the Children at n Distribu-
tt,,, In nnlotu

lion III Dhkuth.
But haven't told you the best yet. You
re,neinber all that has been said about day
schools, children would not come, clothes
given would bc soll and I'LL such things.
Well, my dears, just skip back week aud
imagine Miss Goodulc, John Arclambcau
champion hoy) and me IN q big wagon toling
up our hills-MiSs Goodale, John and on one
seat, us the back Of the wagon was filled, first
by a box of provisions, then ice covered with
straw, q big bundle Of tins for the cooking
class, tho paper bursting with tho enthusiasm
of the tins over their new object i'll life, no
doubt, two brooms standing up in high dcri-
sion of convcntionulitics. and last, but not
least, barrel.
Miss Gootluie had on farmers hat, with
no trimming, Just purchased, but donncd to
keep off the blazing sun which VIZ faced.
Can YOU see us? We'll, then, get home with
us us fast us you can and olon that barrel
and find fifty hats sent by dear little Miss
Scujder in answer to q letter She wrote me
some time ago TO know OF something else TO
do after sending about lUO ribbons, sixty
pairs Of stockings, besides rutlling and neck
tics, und said huts, old shade hats, and hats
for boys; and, sure enough, hero they are.
We laughed we'll over them, and the pretty
little toys stuck here and there in stockings,
socks, etc
But Sunday, yes, Sunday after church,
told the children wanted to sec them, and
when they cane said: "Now, nll who want
to throw away Shawls and wear batS go into
the house." Down went the shawls and In
they nocked like so many chickens, and on
went hats right uSd left. exactly the right
ones turning up for tho right chicks, until it
seemed us if some ono must hnvo Seen them
oil and fitted each! And while VIC bodied i'll
and out tho old people stool about the door
laughing and commenting, with happy faces
and voices Then out marched our process
sion, each with sllawls neutly folded over
their arms and their pretty hats shading their
eyes TO not think was ever happier, un-
less it was ut Sunday school in tho afternoon.
wien every ono came back and sat looking
brightly up at me; ciyhteon girls i'll hats OUT
of this wild cainpl do not believe there is
unothcr congregation in Dakota like that.
Miss Gootlale said she never saw one, and
must add, though it be to their shame. tliat
tue Hampton girls ut Lower BrIle) TO not do
rs much us face these people in hats when
they come, neither do they wear their hats ut
the agency church, excepting Susie Dc Shen-
quctte Every day through tho week the
little hat room has looked like that of any
school in white community, with its line of
hats and shawls, md today ono of tho older
women bad II new hat on, while two more
asked il had any left. Out Of sixteen wo-
men and girls at church eleven had on white
womens dress Aren't we glad! Well, l
think wo are, veryl-Miss Tilcston in Hump
ton Val Southern Workman.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-06
HANGING OVER THE ROCKS.
a woman's Adventure on the Margin OF
Lock Marco,

4 Woman's Adventure on the Margin Of
Lock Marco.
While Christina McIvor. a middle aged
woman belonging to the parish of Lochbroom
and locally known ms Stanu Bheag, was on
her way to Kinlochowo a few duys ago, she
accidentally stumbled and fell over one OF the
many precipices that skirt the margin Of
Lock Maree A trco growing from cleft in
the rock rniraculously Intercepted her full
and prevented her from plunging into the
deep waters beneath. To this tree the woman
chung with grip of despair until she had
partially recovered from the stunning effects
of her dreadful fall. Beneath her was a
sheer rocl, washed by the dark waters of the
lake; above q rock impossible TO climb; and,
to add to the misery Of the poor woman's sit
uation, she became painfully sensible of the
fact that her right leg was broken below the
knee. The place was miles away from the
nearest house. and her prospects of imme-
diate help were therefore faint indeed
In this painful extremity she noticed pro-
jecting ledge close by the tree, and by efforts
which can be more easily imagined than de-
scribed she managed to crawl or drag herself
to this place of comparative safety. The
pain in the fractured limb, intensified by her
EFFORTS, was irlSntlui, anu oue -AY qullA e4-
hausted and exposed to the elements, having
lost her shawl in the fall. In this rerilous
and exposed condition she remained from
the Saturday till the following Monday after
noon-three days and two nights-slaking her
fever and thirst by water that trickled from
rocks overhead and which she caught in her
boot On Monday she noticed a boat passing,
and using her little remaining strength she
managed to attract the attention Of its occu-
pants to her dangerous position. BY skillful
maneuvering Oh the part of the fishermen
the poor woman was lowered into the boat,
taken to Pooleewee and thence sent to Ulla-
pool.-LeedS Mercury
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-06
..n,-oeverles Mt Ancient siaon.

Only few weeks have elapsed since the
world of archaeology was highly interested by
tho ncws of most important archaeological
aindn in the neighborhood of the alciont
Sidoa. The discovery was made by DR..
Eddy, an American missionary, who resides at
Saida. In garden adjacent TO the town be
discovered shaft, which ON being explored
was found to communicate with rock cut
,tcmple or tomb, containing eoveral sarcophagi
lof GRECO PhGnician work. One OF these with
friczcs representing warlike conlbats and
hunting scenes was said by Nh archeologist
who examined it to be ono of the most mag
nifcent specimens of art evor discovered.
The Turks refused to allow photographs to
DO taken or to admit any Franks to the tomb,
and, to the regret of science, nows has just
reached this country that this priceless work
of art. together with several statues, have
been broken to pieces, and that heads, arms,
and other fragments are being offered for sale
in the bazars-Cor Manchester Guardian.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-06
rho SNAKE Understood Englisn.

1t is related that some Americans re-
Gently going through che Jardin des
Plantes of Paris stopped to look at big
rattlesnake in cage. 1t lay motionless,
apparently asleep, but when two of the
party who fingered behind began to speak
English, it moved, lifted It's head and
gave every sign of interest. They told
their companions that the snake under
stood English. The whole party then re-
turned to the cage. The snake was ap-
parently asleep again. They cUnyersed in
French, but the snake made no move
ment; then the ladies began to speak in
English. The snake started, lifted its
head, and showed the same alertness as
before at the sounds. The rattlesnake
proved, on inquiry, to have come from
Virginia.-New York Sun.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-06
HOW an Electrlc Shock Fecls.

George Ecker, of Cedarvillc, North Gov
entry, who was almost killed by an electric
bolt at Colishohocken the other day, says
when he awoke to consciousness the next
morning and found himself in bed in his
room at his fathers house nnd saw q watcher
sitting by his bedside, no imagined that he
had been sick with fever When informed
of the real cause of bis prostration ho would
not at first believe it. and thought ho had
been in the shop ct Pottstown tho entire day.
His mind gradually became clear, however,
and then he remembered that lie had been
standing i'll the doorway of the little scale
house watching the storm, and the next thing
he was at home in bed The intervening
twelve hours was q perfect blank. Mr.. Ecker
bears several marks upon his body as the re-
suit and continues to feel strangey..-West
Chester Herald
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Long Eolt Want.

Why doesn't some enterplising furniture
dealer construct chair suites, to that pre-
vailing deforInity known rs the bustlea When
a woman sits down with her good clothes on
the only way In which she can got her back
supported lis by having pillow put behind
her shoulders to Offset the hump that she
wears chair made with an opening where
the bustlu would fit would give rest and sup
port to considerable part of the sitter's
back. 1t would rest the women and it woul,l
also rest many men who are very, very tired
of seeing their wives nld sisters sitting
around on the edges Of the furniture and
wishing for something to buck them up
Rochester Union.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-06
A Now Set of Cranks.

have noticed new set of well developed
cranks in those persons who have mania for
learning the distance between stations and
the names of towns passed through. Proba-
bly, don't have trip without one Of these
persons aboard. It is of no real value to
them, this knowledge they thirst for. and yet
they are just as earnest IN seeking it as if it
were of vital Importance. These distance
and place" cranks are mostly men, and Of
middle age, closo to old ago Because of
their age they are harder to dispose of, and
their demands for information have to be
satisfied.-Conductor i'll Globe-Democrat.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-06
A Faithful Watch Dog.

A widow living alone In q suburb Of Bos-
ton is dreadfully afraid Of tramps. A neigh
Dor has large St Bernard dog, and when
he sees tramp in the neighborhood he says
to the dog: Jack, go over to Mrs. H. IS and
sit on the piazza until tho tramp gets by" The
tramp safely along the road he comes home.
This same dog always insists upon accom-
panying the willow home when slle calls upoil
bis masters family Chicago News.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-08-06
C,v,lIz,nr by oonoral orders.

The people of Iturbldc, Mexico, have been
officially notified that on and after Juno 5
nall male residents arc required to wear pam
taloons" Those gentlemen who neglect to
comply with tho order will be fined. This is
an instance of civilizing by general orders
and is not merely the first movo OF a "conl-
bine" between the government and the taiors.
Years ago the Brazilian government issued
an orlor tIiat no person not wearing collar
should bs admitted to the horse cars of Rio
Janeiro The effect was not only to promote
the sale Of collars, but to keepa very disa-
greeable class out Of the cars-Doston Tran
ecriDk
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S. ]. LEWIS & CO..

S. j. LEWIS u CO.,
ard n call will convince every one.
that most of our competitors are
excelled in prices to suit the times:
A few articles only can be enum-,
Grated. a Coll Is necessary to obtain!
any definite idea OF onrslarge aud
pretty stock. Our Ladies Depart
ment is especially attractive and
worthy tie attention of all custom.
rrs, being filed with an endless va
riety Of dress gooilS--India linens,.
Victoria lawns, LondSdale cambria,
check muSlns in varions designs.
ladies' cloth and suitings.10O differ
ent styles of Hamburg elgings g.
For Il gentlemaD's complete out
fit We can't be heat, being supplied,
with ready-made clothing of every,
grade, a complete line of furnishing
goods, seersuckers, collars, cuffs,
ties, gloves, hosiery, &c.
Everything in fact suitable for
ladies, men and boys, and wanted
in every family are kept in stock
>atlerns, burber cloth, Turkish tow.
els, table liuens, white and Turkey
red, fans from 2;cents up, parasols.
clocks at all prices, wire window
screens, carriage busters, horse nets,
fancy ear tips, carriage harness from
So to $3.50.
Shoes for ladies and gentlemen
particularly are a specially with us
-gentlemen's genuine French kid.
patent leather shoes being sold
from Slto $3.50, and ladies' shoes
of every description at prices to
suit the times.
In groceries we especially take
the cake, having besides the usual
line of such ARTICLES, canned goods
of all kin'ls. tomatoes, corn, beef,
jellies Of all kinds, picnic hams.
pickles, sauces, cataup, canvass
hams. dried beef, &c.
We also carry II full line of hard
ware, glassware, crockery, tInware,
wood and willowware, etc, and have
always in stock large quantities of
flour guaranteed to suit.300 barrels
of PoweIl's Winter Patent sold by
us,a barrel has everbecnreturned
and we always keep OH hand SO
much is itappreciated flew barrels
to meet tile wants OF customers.
Every article Of merchandise al
most III fact can be supplied by us
and at the lowest prices always.
Call and we will convince you
that all We claim can and will be
proven. Come and examine for
yourself and we will convince you.
S. j. WIS g. CO.,
PARKSLEY, VA.
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Queer Personal Advertisements

There have been several queer personal ad-
vertisements In the Washington papers of
late, in which the advertisers maintained that
i'll spite Of all reports to the contrary they
were of sound mind. 1t seems tbut gang
of gossips about town have systematically
picked out victims and for sport industriously
set ufloat stories of their insanity. There
have been half dozen such cases i'll the last
month The police ore trying to run down
the rnScals.-New York Sum-
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A Little Suspicious.

Nine. Porcher, the handsome and charita-
bic French lady who died in Paris few days
ago, had put many struggling author on
his feet. She said one day: II cannot help,
somehow, being little suspicious Of those
WHO pay back the first loan with prompti-
tude."-Chicago Times.
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Philadelphia.
0NANCOCK ACADEMY
Frank P. Brent, Principal.
William G. Marshall, Associate.

Eleventh session opens Tuesday,
September 18th, and continues nine
months. Full corps of skillful and
experienced instructors. Prepara-
tory, academic and music depart.
ents,including all the branches Of
!, liberal education; also thorough
conrse in bookkeeping. Strongly
Ddorsrd by the psrofe s.
s,ls in the University
If Virginiaand The leillling colleges
IF the Sraie. Prof. VIM. Taylor
Thorn, of Hollins' Institute, says:
There is 70 school in or out ofthe
Stale from whose pupils We EXPECT
more, OF by whose pupils we are
less disappointed than by those
coming to us from the Onancocx
Academy"
For catalogue containing terms
and full particulars. apply TO
FRANK P. BRENT,
Ona. cock, Va.
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SUMNER GOODS

Now open at Parksloy, Va. and
one of the largest and best selected
stock of goods in tile county at the
store of SIS
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and make speciality every the very lowest prices
have i'll stock the most desirable styles shades
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-02
August Weather.

Following is summary of the meteorological
events at Indianapolis during the month Of
August, 1887
Mean barometer, 20 991; highest. 80 a. 31st
lowest, 90 76, 18th; monthly range 0.48.
Mean temperature. 20. 3; highest. $50. 4th;
lowest. 40 g. 25th: monthly range, 49.8; greatest
daily range, SO. L; least daily range, rs; mean
daily range, 81.
Mean temperature for this month in 1871,
757; 1872. 1873: 1873 747 1874. 75.5; 1875.
701; 1876. Is O: 1877 IS o. 1878. 75 2; 1870 70 6;
$780, rs Z: 1891 rs 9; 1892 73 0; 1888 70.4; 1884,
70.4; 1885. 10 0: 1856, 1919.
Mean daily dew point. 55.5; mean daily rela-
tive humidity. $50
Prevailing direction of wind, north and north
east; total movement, 3.409 miles: highest ve-
locity and direction 80 miles, west.
Total precipitation, g. 10 inches.
Total precipitation for this month in 1871,
$780, 1872, 2 &c; 1873. 80: 1874 90; 1875. 3 GO;
1876, Sc; 1877. 49, 1878. 2 AZ; 1879, s. IL 1880.
2 67 1881, O.97; 1882 451; 1883, 2.46; 1884, 10;
1885, 5. 80; 1886, g. 20.
Number of clear days, 10; fair days, 8; cloudy
days, Z Thunder storms 4th. 5th, 18th, 14th,
18th. c. f. r. WAPPENHANs, Observer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-02
The Credit of Lincoln,s Nomination.

Eicolay and Hay, in September Century.
The credit of the nomination is claimed by
many men, and by several delegations, but every
such claim is wholly fictitious. Lincoln
chosen not by personal intrigue. but through
political necessity. The Republican party was
created the crisis which the party was com
PEELED to overcome. The ascendency of the free
States, not the personal fortunes of Seward, hung
in the balance Political victory at the ballot
box or a vital transformation of the institutions
of government was the immediate alternative
before the free States.
Victory could only be secured by held of the
Indiana, and Illinois. It was therefore u simple
problem: What candidate could carry these
States? None could this question SO
well as their own delegates. and these, when
Intercepted, still further reduced the problem
by the reply that whoever else could Seward
certainly could not These four States lay
the borderla land next to the South and to
slavery. Institutions inevitably mold public
sentiment, and certain tenderness toward the
property Of neighbors and friends infected
their people. They shfunk from the reproach
of being 'abolitionized' They would vote for
conservative Republican; but Seward and
radicalism and higher law would bring them
inevitable defeat
WHO. then. could carry these doubtful and
ton also found its ready answer The contest
in these States would not be against Terrific
rial slave code but against popular sovereign
ty;' not with Buchanans candidates, but with
Douglas; and for Douglas there only a
single antagonist tried and true-Abrahau
Lincoln. Such, We may reasonably infer, was
the substance of the discussion and argument
gates day and night during the 10th and 18th of
Nav
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-02
Settling the Tariff Problem.
Puck.


Miss Llghtweight-Now. Mr.. Tonsly, 1 have
q chance that l have long been waiting for
just want you to tell all about that delicious
tariff l read of in the papers. What is lido
tell mel
Congressman Tongly-Indeed. you must
excuse me, Miss Lightweight. 1t is too deep a
subject to enter into
Miss Lightweight lpoutingl-Oh. of course,
you think haven't got intellect enough to
Mr.. Tongly-No mol assure you
Miss Liehtweght-Then go aud explain.
Mr.. Tongly tdesperately)-Well. you see.
some people want to allow fereign goods to be
imported free of duty with small tax,
that we could buy them at a lower cost
Miss Lightweig ht-Why, that would be just
the thing! How could anybody object to it?
Mr.. Tongly-On the other hand, If the tariff
is reduced or abolished, people calculate
that our manufacturers. in order to compete with
the foreigners would have to reduce wages
Miss Lehtweight-That would never do! The
poor workingmen could not stand it, What can
be donea Oh, yes, l seel I understand it all
now You just get Congress to arrange things
so that everything will be cheaper, and the work
ing men will get higher wages, too How much
better that would be for everyone!
Mr.. Tongly (solemnlyl-I shall advocate your
idea night and day during the next session.
Now let US go out the veranda and view the
moonlight